• There?s a ?Huracan? Coming To Your ?Urus?

    Updated: 2012-04-30 15:11:10
    HotRides Piston Slap : Crystal Ballin the Bling-Free Altima Home add your blog Archives Search Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Theres a Huracan Coming To Your Urus post from The Truth About Cars on 30 April 2012 11:11:10 AM . The Truth About Cars TTAC alum Justin Berkowitz has been checking out the trademark applications lately , and he’s uncovered what looks like a change in name for Lamborghini’s ridiculous shopping trolley for Russian May-September rent-a-rides . According to Mr . Berkowitz , Lamborghini recently registered the Spanish name Huracan” . This is , apparently , Spanish for hurricane” , or vice versa . The name Deimos” has Read The Full Article

  • Next-Gen Toyota Prius Targeted For Stateside Production In 2015

    Updated: 2012-04-30 15:07:24
    HotRides Morgan 3 Wheeler Being Offered To Eccentric American Anglophiles Home add your blog Archives Search Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Next-Gen Toyota Prius Targeted For Stateside Production In 2015 post from The Truth About Cars on 30 April 2012 11:07:24 AM . The Truth About Cars With a rising yen and forecasted sales of 200,000 units , Toyota is looking to kick Prius production into high gear on North American shores . The challenge for Toyota appears to be sourcing all the components needed to build hybrid drivetrains in the United States . According to Automotive News Toyota already is scouting suppliers capable of Read The Full Article : http :

  • Morgan 3 Wheeler Being Offered To Eccentric American Anglophiles

    Updated: 2012-04-30 14:38:43
    HotRides Next-Gen Toyota Prius Targeted For Stateside Production In 2015 Home add your blog Archives Search Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Morgan 3 Wheeler Being Offered To Eccentric American Anglophiles post from The Truth About Cars on 30 April 2012 10:38:43 AM . The Truth About Cars 51 years ago , my beloved Grandfather emigrated from England . Despite being a man of modest means , he immediately went out and bought himself the biggest , V8 powered American sedan he could buy the exact make remains obscure it tends to change every time my grandmother tells the story swearing off British cars and his Read The Full Article : http : www.thetruthaboutcars.com

  • This Weekend?s World Challenge Event Shows What?s Right (And Wrong) With Entry-Level Pro Racing

    Updated: 2012-04-30 14:31:46
    HotRides Junkyard Find : 1990 Ford Escort Pony Home add your blog Archives Search Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . This Weekends World Challenge Event Shows Whats Right And Wrong With Entry-Level Pro Racing post from The Truth About Cars on 30 April 2012 10:31:46 AM . The Truth About Cars Many years ago , I decided that I would buy any record on which Pat Metheny played , even if I didn’t know anything about the other artists involved . Sometimes the results are solid Wish sometimes they are frustrating Sign Of Four and sometimes it’s a really sexy Eastern European girl singing over what sounds like a Read The Full Article : http : www.thetruthaboutcars.com

  • Piston Slap: Crystal Ballin? the Bling-Free Altima!

    Updated: 2012-04-30 14:04:28
    : HotRides Junkyard Find : 1990 Ford Escort Pony Home add your blog Archives Search Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Piston Slap : Crystal Ballin the Bling-Free Altima post from The Truth About Cars on 30 April 2012 10:04:28 AM . The Truth About Cars Peter writes : Hi Sajeev , I drive a 97 Nissan Altima GLE with a leather interior and 180,000 miles on it . I’m wondering : 1.  How much longer will this car be a reliable daily driver It is immaculate . I am the 2nd owner , and I have the receipts going back to the window sticker . 2.  Read The Full Article : http : www.thetruthaboutcars.com 2012 04 piston-slap-crystal-ballin-the-bling-fre e-altima Add to

  • Dodge Dart Gets ?Aero? Package To Break 40 MPG

    Updated: 2012-04-30 13:47:52
    HotRides Morgan 3 Wheeler Being Offered To Eccentric American Anglophiles Home add your blog Archives Search Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Dodge Dart Gets Aero Package To Break 40 MPG post from The Truth About Cars on 30 April 2012 09:47:52 AM . The Truth About Cars Looks like the Dodge Dart will apparently break 40 MPG adjusted in the end but you’ll need a special option package to do it , just like its chief domestic rivals , the Ford Focus and Chevrolet Cruze . We weren’t invited to the launch of the Dart , but reports from the event state that the 1.4L MultiAir turbocharged Read The Full Article : http : www.thetruthaboutcars.com 2012 04

  • 2013 Dodge Dart First Drive Review

    Updated: 2012-04-30 13:30:01
    HotRides 2013 Dodge Dart First Drive Review Home add your blog Archives Search Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . 2013 Dodge Dart First Drive Review post from RideLust on 30 April 2012 09:30:01 AM . RideLust Image Credit : dsc.discovery.com It was 1976 when the last Dodge Dart rolled off the assembly line . It was the car for the masses and if you grew up between 1970 and 1980 then it’s almost guaranteed that you knew someone who owned one . Back then the Dart was an economy car , and even though they Read The Full Article : http : www.ridelust.com 2013-dodge-dart-first-drive-review Add to del.icio.us Digg this Post to Furl Add to reddit Add to myYahoo Website

  • Junkyard Find: 1990 Ford Escort Pony

    Updated: 2012-04-30 13:00:51
    : HotRides Theres a Huracan Coming To Your Urus Home add your blog Archives Search Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Junkyard Find : 1990 Ford Escort Pony post from The Truth About Cars on 30 April 2012 09:00:51 AM . The Truth About Cars In 1990, budget-conscious car shoppers who wanted to buy American-built if not American-designed could pick up a Dodge Omni Plymouth Horizon America for 6,995, a Pontiac Sunbird coupe for 7,858, or a Ford Escort Pony for 7,423. The Escort had penal-colony-grade amenities and was on the final model year of a very elderly platform though not Read The Full Article : http : www.thetruthaboutcars.com 2012 04

  • BMW May Takeover Nedcar Plant

    Updated: 2012-04-30 12:51:30
    HotRides Junkyard Find : 1990 Ford Escort Pony Home add your blog Archives Search Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . BMW May Takeover Nedcar Plant post from The Truth About Cars on 30 April 2012 08:51:30 AM . The Truth About Cars Could BMW be acquiring the soon-to-be-shuttered Nedcar plant , which formerly built the Volvo S40 and Mitsubishi Colt Dutch website Nu.nl seems to think so . Nu is reporting that Nedcar executives have given tours of the plant to their BMW counterparts , in advance of takeover talks . BMW is especially interested in building the BMW X5, BMW X1 and Read The Full Article : http : www.thetruthaboutcars.com 2012 04

  • Chelsea join forces with Sauber F1 to increase global reach of the London club

    Updated: 2012-04-30 12:36:00
    Innovative partnership "unites two most attractive sports in world" and designed to create unique commercial opportunities.

  • Will Power wins Indy race; AIM Ferrari tops in Grand Am

    Updated: 2012-04-30 03:40:31
    THIS FERRARI PREPARED BY AIM AUTOSPORT OF WOODBRIDGE WON THE GT CLASS IN THE GRAND AM ROLEX SPORTS CAR RACE AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY SUNDAY. DETAILS BELOW. WEEKEND HEADLINES: 1. Will Power wins IndyCar race – and why isn’t he in F1? 2. Toronto-based team, Ferrari, win big in Grand Am 3. Canadians fail to score points in first DTM race; other racing Precede: Tom Cotter, one of the world’s most sophisticated PR people, was on Speed TV’s Wind Tunnel program last night and illustrated why he’s so good at what he does. Guest host Bob Varsha reminded viewers that Bernie...

  • Kyle Busch wins NASCAR; Power on Indy pole

    Updated: 2012-04-28 20:09:26
    SUNDAY MORNING UPDATE: Kyle Busch won the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Richmond, Va., Saturday night. Dale Earnhardt Jr. gave it the old college try but couldn't catch him after a late-race restart and finished second. Tony Stewart was third but thought he should have won except for a slightly botched pit stop, which had the defending champion spitting nails in post-race interviews. Carl Edwards also wasn't happy, having been black-flagged (black-flagged!) for jumping a restart that he thought should have been worth a warning - at most. Here's the finishing order. SATURDAY AFTERNOON RACING UPDATE: Will Power (who else?)...

  • Dexterity: Slippery Wen Wett – Part II

    Updated: 2012-04-28 15:53:51
    If you were there, I am certain you had a slip and sliding whale of a time, but it would not be possible without the hard work of a team of individuals, including the sponsors. Much love to all of the sponsors. If you are a Nissan-man, cupid just shot you! Control Tower. We cant [...]

  • Indy cars at 11 Sunday, Wickens quick in DTM

    Updated: 2012-04-27 21:45:30
    This first item is most important: They have changed the time of the telecast of the IZOD IndyCar Series race from Brazil on Sunday from noon to 11 a.m. I had made plans for the morning and intended to sit down in front of my TV at 12 sharp and if I hadn’t noticed the time change in the latest update of "George’s TV listings for Race Fans" on the home page of wheels.ca, I would have been x$&^st out of luck and in a very bad mood indeed. So mark it down: 11 a.m. instead of noon for Indy...

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    Updated: 2012-04-27 02:07:10
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  • Dexterity: Slippery Wen Wett – Part 1

    Updated: 2012-04-26 06:33:29
    I had the pleasure of passing through JMMC’s Dexterity event -  Slippery Wen Wett -  held at Tyre Warehouse’s facility in Portmore, on Sunday. On Sunday morning I was a bit concerned, wondering if the event would proceed as planned, based on the frowning skies I observed. But, the event being one which relies on [...]

  • Auto racing has always been about the money, legend says

    Updated: 2012-04-26 03:52:48
    Norm Ellefson flew into Toronto from Spokane, Wash. (via Minneapolis) last weekend to be inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame (photos, report on page 26 of Saturday’s Wheels section). The one-time supermodified and sprint car driver (my kinda racer) talked about the days in the 1960s when he drove on the amazing, but long-gone, Canadian-American Modified Association (CAMRA) trail that ran on speedways from Edmonton in the north to Phoenix in the south and over to Salt Lake City and Victoria, B.C., east and west. The talent in that series was mind-boggling and I had a grin from...

  • 2012 Portland Swap Meet

    Updated: 2012-04-26 03:08:25
    The 49th Portland Swap Meet was held April 13th – 15th at the Portland Expo Center. The annual meet is presented by six Portland, Oregon area antique car clubs. Recognized as the largest auto parts swap meet on the west coast there are close to 3,500 vendor stalls and approximately 50,000 shoppers over three days. [...]

  • Vintage racing Films now showing in the Flagroom...

    Updated: 2012-04-25 15:26:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Wednesday , April 25, 2012 Vintage racing Films now showing in the Flagroom . This racing story comes from Indianapolis courtesy of Offical No Fenders Photographer CARPETS . Last Thursday evening I went by the Flag Room , a well known watering hole eatery nearby the Indianapolis Motor Speedway where Barb Hellyer has started showing old racing movies in there on Thursday . nights Barb grew up with racing in Pennsylvania She worked for A.J . Foyt , USAC , NHRA , Indianapolis Raceway Park and who knows how many other places . nbsp Last Thursday night the movies featured Sprint cars and tracks around the country . nbsp Some went back as far as 1929 but most were . 1960's-70's One of the tracks was Jungle Park here in Indiana where two of the turns were dirt

  • World Rally Championship back on Speed TV

    Updated: 2012-04-25 03:11:32
    CANADA'S ROBERT WICKENS SIGNS AUTOGRAPHS FOR FANS OF THE GERMAN TOURING CAR SERIES THAT BEGINS ITS SEASON THIS WEEKEND IN HOCKENHEIM. DETAILS BELOW. PHOTO, COURTESY MERCEDES-BENZ Good news for all you rally racing fans out there. Speed TV will start broadcasting coverage of the World Rally Championship this weekend. The WRC, which many people consider to be the pinnacle of motorsport, hasn’t been seen regularly in North America for the last six years. All that will change on Sunday night (April 29) at 11 p.m. when Speed will broadcast a one-hour wrapup special on the Argentine Rally that’s happening this...

  • F1 was right to race in Bahrain

    Updated: 2012-04-24 03:13:16
    In a piece I wrote a few weeks ago, I talked about the insanity of the FIA and Formula One bulldozing ahead with plans to race at Bahrain last Sunday. I write about racing all the time – all kinds of racing, 52 weeks a year – and felt sufficiently informed about the situation in Bahrain to comment. In retrospect, I was wrong. Formula One had every right to race there last weekend and now I’m glad it did. And one of the reasons I’ve changed my mind is because of the piling-on that’s going on around the world by...

  • Bahrain Grand Prix will be included on Formula One calendar for years to come, says Bernie Ecclestone

    Updated: 2012-04-23 10:47:23
    Formula One chief insists Bahrain will be included on the F1 calendar for years to come after controversial race passed without incident.

  • Vettel's F1 win among a weekend of 'firsts'

    Updated: 2012-04-23 04:48:22
    For the second F1 race in a row, one engine dominated. Last weekend in China, Mercedes engines finished one-two-three (Nico Rosberg for Mercedes itself, followed by Button and Lewis Hamilton in Mercedes-powered McLarens). This week it was all Renault on the podium. Gee – I wonder how that happens . . .

  • Bahrain Grand Prix 2012: Channel 4 crew arrested as their driver is 'beaten'

    Updated: 2012-04-23 00:04:43
    Channel 4 television crew in custody on Sunday night after being arrested while reporting on the political unrest surrounding the grand prix.

  • Bahrain Grand Prix 2012: Kimi Raikkonen promises more of the same after clinching podium finish for Lotus

    Updated: 2012-04-22 16:54:23
    Lotus driver confident he can deliver similar results after claiming a surprise second place for at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

  • Bahrain Grand Prix 2012: in pictures

    Updated: 2012-04-22 16:25:01
    In pics: Sebastian Vettel becomes fourth different race winner in as many Grands Prix.

  • Bahraini Kingdom sweeps Nations divide underneath rug as F1 Sells Out - Again...

    Updated: 2012-04-22 16:11:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Sunday , April 22, 2012 Bahraini Kingdom sweeps Nations divide underneath rug as F1 Sells Out Again . For those of Y’all who read my lil BLOB thingy frequently . Then you’ll know that I’ve been highly opposed towards Formula 1’s return to the Kingdom of Bahrain this year and have vowed to not give the race any coverage in any way as I think it’s a pitiful excuse by Uncle Bernaughty wishing to simply line his pockets whilst letting the Monarchy’s ruler use the event as a thinly guised veil for bringing Democracy to their theifdom As surely Mr . Ecclestone will be front N center at the event I mean after all Bernard , its just 10-or-15 young lads tossing firecrackers about , right Bahrain GP goes ahead As why does an ominous cloud form above Mwah making me

  • Vettel wins Grand Prix of Bahrain, Raikkonen second

    Updated: 2012-04-22 15:00:19
    Red Bull-Renault world champion Sebastien Vettel won Sunday's Grand Prix of Bahrain from pole position, with former world champion Kimi Raikkonen second for Lotus-Renault and Romain Grosjean, also in a Lotus-Renault, third. Vettel took the lead at the start and was never headed. Raikkonen went off from 11th and drove a stout race for his first podium finish since returning to F1 after two years in the World Rally Championship and a few races in NASCAR. It was Grojean's first podium in Formula One. The rest of the top ten saw Mark Webber finish fourth for Red Bull, Nico Rosberg...

  • Formula One 2012: standings

    Updated: 2012-04-22 12:30:56
    Updated tables after Malaysian Grand Prix for both the Formula One drivers' and constructors' world championships.

  • Bahrain Grand Prix 2012: death sparks fear of more violence

    Updated: 2012-04-21 22:58:30
    The Bahrain Grand Prix will take place against a backdrop of simmering unrest after the death of a protester on Friday night.

  • Bahrain Grand Prix: security stepped up as qualifying action begins at Bahrain International Circuit

    Updated: 2012-04-21 11:52:43
    In pics: security stepped up for qualifying at Bahrain International Circuit ahead of Sunday's GP.

  • Bahrain Grand Prix 2012: Sebastian Vettel grabs first pole of 2012 by 0.10secs from McLaren's Lewis Hamilton

    Updated: 2012-04-21 01:25:36
    Sebastian Vettel tops qualifying ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber for the Bahrain GP. Jenson Button starts fourth.

  • 2012 Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival Announcement

    Updated: 2012-04-20 21:04:57
    The 2012 Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival, the third annual event under that title, returns to Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California June 2-3, 2012. This year’s event will be featuring “Moments in Time: a Celebration of the History of Motorsports.” Focusing on highlights of the 1950s, ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s – the eras in which auto [...]

  • No Fenders on Formula 1 TV Strike...

    Updated: 2012-04-20 17:10:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Friday , April 20, 2012 No Fenders on Formula 1 TV Strike . Although in years past I’ve sat up until the Wee hours of the morning watching a rain delayed Korean Grand Prix amongst others from the Valley of the Sun whilst on Holiday yet I will do NO such thing this weekend , in regards to the GLASTMACY of the Kingdom’s rulers Uncle Bernaughty’s unscrupulous desires to ram thru the Bahrain GP in hopes of pulling the proverbial wool over us whilst bringing Democracy to Bahrain NYET As I firmly believe that Abdulhadi al-Khawaja s recent transfer to a military hospital was done solely to feed him intravenously in order to keep him alive until after the glorious Grand Prix show has concluded , as I’ve never heard of Mr . Ecclestone’s picture being burned publicly

  • Randy Starkman was a great uncle, too

    Updated: 2012-04-20 00:23:17
    Along with many of my colleagues, I attended the funeral on Thursday for the Star’s Randy Starkman, one of the finest journalists I’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing and working with. As well as hearing during the service about what a wonderful newspaper reporter he was — his specialty was amateur athletics and he won two National Newspaper Awards for stories he wrote — it was also delightful to hear about a wonderful and caring husband, father and uncle that his family will always remember. Randy and I were newsroom buddies and one day last fall he wandered over...

  • Off to a Left-turn adventure in the Desert...

    Updated: 2012-04-19 18:25:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Thursday , April 19, 2012 Off to a Left-turn adventure in the Desert . So I’ll let Y’all ponder that awhile , as I’m certain I’ll be dually Harangued by everyone , especially my few remaining Open Wheel Racing friends family members once I Officaly let my adventure outta duh bag . As all I can say is its gotz Somme-thun to do with turnin’ left As I’ll be makin’ a return to a certain Oval track in Avondale , Arizona this weekend for the first time in 14-years as this is Artiste Dave’s affair , who assures Mwah that we’ll russle up some darn good Yarn bout Me and The King to post upon my return . Posted by Tomaso at 11:25 AM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Labels : Arizona Blog News 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home

  • Formula 1 rewind?

    Updated: 2012-04-19 16:24:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Thursday , April 19, 2012 Formula 1 rewind In a story to be told at a later date . I missed the past weekend’s Chinese GP which I’d intended to watch the SPEED replay Tuesday morning at 9AM Pacific , cause I made the goofy decision to record the Long Beach Grand Prix instead , since I wouldn’t be able to make it back home before the Monday afternoon replay . began Does anybody know if SPEED or Comcast archive the Grand Prix’s for watching at a later date As I’d LUV to see Brittany win his debutant Grand Prix race after six years of trying . Please leave me a comment if you know the answer to this Posted by Tomaso at 9:24 AM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Labels : Formula 1 TV 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home

  • 2012 Rolex Monterey Motorsport Reunion Poster Unveiled

    Updated: 2012-04-19 02:48:37
    The official poster for the 2012 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion has been unveiled at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Created by Mazda Laguna Seca’s official artist, Bill Patterson and track manager Gill Campbell were present when the original artwork was revealed. Unveiling of the artwork for the 2012 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion’s official [...]

  • Formula 1: What a race! (Part II)

    Updated: 2012-04-18 15:05:49
    Rosberg was running away at the front with more than enough seconds to spare. Raikkonen in second, was several blocks away! Behind Raikkonen was a train of voracious drivers with nothing between them! They were all stacked rear- wing to front- wing behind Raikkonen. So essentially, there were 4 World Champions – Vettel, Button, Hamilton, [...]

  • Formula1: What a race! (The Chinese GP)

    Updated: 2012-04-17 16:51:36
    The headlines everywhere, I am certain, are still screaming. The glass-shattering shrieking will continue until the minute lungs the words have infused within each letter or syllable explode! What are they screaming? They will all follow like soldiers in a drill parade and shamelessly say words to the effect of – Mercedes wins its first [...]

  • Woody’s returning to Le Mans

    Updated: 2012-04-17 16:36:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Tuesday , April 17, 2012 Woody’s returning to Le Mans It’s funny to think I learned this lil tidbit via thee Mole who I think I actually know who he is BUTT Y’all know that indelible saying : If Ayes Tells Yuhs , I’ll Haveda KILL Yuhs , right Yet , what better way to KILL two Birds with Juan stone Whale , actually its three birdies now or perhaps more likely bogeys can you say FOUR Tiger Err , cobble three somewhat intertwined stories into one , with the news that that semi iconic marque , i.e . Morgan thee maker of those legendary three wheeler Woody’s” is returning to Le Mans 50yrs after its last class victory . As the English concern will return to le Circuit de la Sarthe this June with Oak-Pescarolo LMP2 based chassis propelled by Judd engines which will

  • What Is The Unique World Like Of An Olympic Athlete?

    Updated: 2012-04-17 08:40:03
    The life of an Olympic athlete must be intense and exciting, especially in the run up to the London 2012 Games. The whole world is anticipating the biggest sporting event of the year which will take place in England’s capital and a number of documentaries have been launched to offer an insight into the talented [...]

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